Maxillary Sinus Augmentation in Humans Using Cortical Porcine Bone: A Histological and Histomorphometrical Evaluation After 4 and 6 Months

• Published in: Clinical implant dentistry and related research Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 13 - 18
• Main Authors: Scarano, Antonio, Piattelli, Adriano, Perrotti, Vittoria, Manzon, Licia, Iezzi, Giovanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2011
• Subjects: Alveolar Ridge Augmentation - methods; Animals; Biocompatible Materials - therapeutic use; bone regeneration; Bone Regeneration - physiology; Bone Substitutes - therapeutic use; Dental Implantation, Endosseous - methods; Dentistry; Female; Humans; Male; Maxillary Sinus - surgery; Middle Aged; Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic - methods; Osseointegration - physiology; porcine bone-derived biomaterial; sinus augmentation procedures; Swine; Time Factors; Transplantation, Heterologous; Treatment Outcome

ABSTRACT Background: Bone substitutes, such as allografts, xenografts, and alloplasts, have been proposed in several augmentation procedures. Purpose: The aim of the present study was a histologic and histomorphometric evaluation of specimens retrieved 4 or 6 months after sinus augmentation using co...